I think this would be a great outlet to post our concerns, rants, etc.....on our WAGS experiences due to low stock, new ECers, & S&Gers.

For what it's worth I do believe that low stock is more of an issue than S&Gers, but they and new ECers are definitely playing a huge role in the issues that we are all encountering.

Thank ya for this, SSG. Maybe it will help everyone to have a place to specifically chat about ongoing things at WAGs and keep it out of the weekly threads. Sad that we have these ongoing issues, but I'm hoping we see a drop-off of the newer ECers soon. Maybe? Please?

I like the idea of this thread. Sometimes I don't like posting unless it is a hot deal (which is rare for me but I LOVE when others have found something!)
The past 2 weeks I have noticed A LOT more couponers. I used to pretty much be the only one. A favorite cashier did polietly mention the new ones could be a bit "persnickedy". The carts of the new people are full of multiples of the same RR deals. I do one deal and then go to another wags (there are several between my house and my way to CVS).

Since this is a chat thread...may I ask if anyone here shops in Virginia Beach? We are taking a trip there June 12-17 and was wondering what type of shopping they have (I only have one grocery store that doubles here and only up to .40 and they are usually higher priced anyway (Schnucks for those of you in the St. Louis metro area)).

Even with SDing I'm not sure I'm keeping our grocery bills down to where they were.

My grocery bill has gone crazy since June. They dropped $1 doubles here which sent my spending into a complete tailspin. Things I was used to getting for free were now $2. We have enough wiggle room in the budget that it's not a huge deal but I've gotten cheap and I hate paying for things. The upside is that we're eating way healthier because if I'm going to spend $2 I'd rather spend it on fresh food than prepackaged junk.

I'm now hearing rumors that any doubling will be stopping here for the most part. I know lots of people don't have doubles at all but in this part of the country it's the way things are.

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I got the free steak dinner coupon from Outback today. Thanks again for posting it here, PGF.

Does anyone know anything about Authority cat food at PetSmart? It's their brand and they put up a coupon today for 5.00 off a 4lb. bag that's on sale for 5.99. I was thinking of getting some to mix with the regular Purina, since I have so many fur babies. If it has coloring to it, I think I'll pass, although .99 for a 4lb. bag is pretty enticing about now. Any reviews would be appreciated.

Yep, it looks like the days of doubles have about come to a halt. Oh well, I hardly shopped at the store I think you're referring to anyway. It wasn't worth the hassles at the register and the sales haven't been that great anyway. I'm still in battle with them anyway.

I agree, with the rising prices of everything, I can't imagine not couponing! It's crazy how stuff has gone up.

Does anyone know anything about Authority cat food at PetSmart? It's their brand and they put up a coupon today for 5.00 off a 4lb. bag that's on sale for 5.99. I was thinking of getting some to mix with the regular Purina, since I have so many fur babies. If it has coloring to it, I think I'll pass, although .99 for a 4lb. bag is pretty enticing about now. Any reviews would be appreciated.
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From the looks of it it is a higher grocery store type food, on par with Purina One but it does have corn in it also (As most grocery store foods do) though not the first or second ingredient. I would say if you feed your cat Purina One or below brands then this will be just fine, if you feed it a specialty or a no-corn food then stay away. HTH

I wish I could feed everyone no-corn, no -wheat food, but I have many mouths to feed!

I always worry about recalls with store brand foods, well all foods actually, but remember that huge recall a few years back? It was over 50% "store brand" foods. I was just thinking of getting some bags and mixing them in with the other food, so no kitty would get too much of it anyway. They're barn kitties.

I use a lot of Purina------Purina One, Purina Cat, Purina Kitten. I go through an extreme amount of cat food.

Of course, Wellness, which I believe was Old Mother Hubbard during the recall, looks good and wholesome, but I still have recall nightmares. I'm about out of freebie cans, so hopefully they'll put out a new coupon soon. Perhaps companies that were involved in that are more conscience now. I don't purchase anything that wasn't made in the US. A lot of the canned, pouches, trays, etc......are imported.